« Chania » takes part in the European Local Democracy Week - a paneuropean event coordinated by the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe - as « Partner city »
Visit to the family home of composer Mikis Theodorakis
Galatas village
From 22/10/2017 to 22/10/2017
Michael “Mikis” Theodorakis (born 29 July 1925) is a world famous Greek songwriter and composer who has written over 1000 songs. Politically, he is associated with the left because of his ties to the Communist Party of Greece. He was an MP from 1981-1990. In 1990 he was elected to parliament (as in 1964 and 1981); he became a government minister under Constantine Mitsotakis, and has been active in the fight against drugs and terrorism. He has also worked to promote culture, education and better relations between Greece and Turkey.
Visit the great music composer Mikis Theodorakis to his family house.Michael "Mikis" Theodorakis (born 29 July 1925) is a wold famous greek songwriter and composer who has written over 1000 songs.He scored for the films Zorba the Greek (1964), Z (1969), and Serpico (1973). He composed the "Mauthausen Trilogy" also known as "The Ballad of Mauthausen", which has been described as the "most beautiful musical work ever written about the Holocaust" and possibly his best work. He is viewed as Greece's best-known living composer. He was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize.Politically, he is associated with the left because of his long-standing ties to the Communist Party of Greece. He was an MP for the KKE from 1981 to 1990. Nevertheless, in 1989 he ran as an independent candidate within the centre-right New Democracy party, in order for the country to emerge from the political crisis that had been created due to the numerous scandals of the government of Andreas Papandreou, and helped establish a large coalition between conservatives, socialists and leftists. In 1990 he was elected to the parliament (as in 1964 and 1981), became a government minister under Constantine Mitsotakis, and fought against drugs and terrorism and for culture, education and better relations between Greece and Turkey. He continues to speak out in favor of left-liberal causes, Greek–Turkish–Cypriot relations, and against the War in Iraq. He has consistently opposed oppressive regimes and was a key voice against the 1967–1974 Greek junta, which imprisoned him.
